The Cloud Data Brief

Most businesses strive to capture and analyze their data. But how and where does this happen?

Solutions were once limited to databases deployed exclusively on-premise. But today, businesses must navigate a wide variety of technologies and deployment types. From individual database and Hadoop products to cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments, the landscape is diverse, and changing fast.

The Cloud Data Brief is an ongoing project aimed at quantifying the evolution of this landscape. It explores connections to data sources used globally by customers of Tableau Online. Understanding usage trends in these connections gives us a glimpse into how and where businesses are analyzing their data today.